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  Seven point four billion. That's the current estimate for our world's population. Yet even with those odds, here we are thrown together by chance and by choices made – some by us, some by...
Stephanie Staples Mar 09, 2017
I feel pretty comfortable sharing my thoughts with you but today, this post is really personal. I have kept it under wraps for quite a few months, I was not ready to share it publicly – but I...
Stephanie Staples Mar 06, 2017
Who talks about giving at the end of February?! The holidays have passed, Valentine’s Day is over, what is left to give? PLENTY in my books! In fact, some of my most favourite types of giving oc...
Stephanie Staples Feb 23, 2017
Hope and confidence – sometimes it comes from the inside out and other times it comes from the outside in! Once in a while we need someone to believe in us more than we believe in ourselves R...
Stephanie Staples Feb 16, 2017
  Beautiful Interruption   I first heard this phrase while watching a TED talk about talking to strangers (when you can spare 12 minutes, enjoy it here). These two words, so rarely put ...
Stephanie Staples Feb 10, 2017
I had an interesting chat with Kristin Arnold of extraordinaryteam.com on CJOB Radio. We spoke about some biases that sabotage our thinking. Kristin talked about the great distinction between what we ...
Stephanie Staples Feb 01, 2017
  Do you remember my Anti-Stress blog post? Well Lucy Grover with Positive Health Wellness sure did and was kind enough to pass along some information to share with my wonderful readers! Check it...
Stephanie Staples Jan 26, 2017
Isn’t it funny how at the end of every year we lament about how fast the year went? Every year it’s the same thing, yet we always seem so surprised. We are funny people.   2016  ...
Stephanie Staples Jan 24, 2017
A relation of mine and I had a blow up recently. The two of us, normally rational adults who get along just fine – were at odds. It was awful, uncomfortable and sad. He was upset and I was cryin...
Stephanie Staples Jan 20, 2017
It's been going on for quite a few years now, granted some years it's better and more productive than others. But in every case, its been a good thing.   What is it? It's the annual theme/word of...
Stephanie Staples Jan 14, 2017